{"id":2469262,"date":"2025-07-31T17:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-torches-cnn-panel-for-rooting-against-america-to-spite-trump-and-he-brought-receipts\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:22:24","slug":"scott-jennings-torches-cnn-panel-for-rooting-against-america-to-spite-trump-and-he-brought-receipts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-torches-cnn-panel-for-rooting-against-america-to-spite-trump-and-he-brought-receipts\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings Torches CNN Panel for Rooting Against America to Spite Trump \u2013 And He Brought Receipts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscott-jennings-torches-cnn-panel-for-rooting-against-america-to-spite-trump-and-he-brought-receipts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469262&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Conservative commentator Scott Jennings confronted a CNN panel during a discussion about President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent trade successes, including a notable agreement with the European Union and positive GDP growth of 3% in the second quarter. Jennings criticized the panel for previously predicting a recession due to Trump&#8217;s tariff policies, questioning why they seemed to root for America&#8217;s failure. CNN economist Richard Quest defended his earlier cautious stance, saying it was too soon to judge the long-term effects of tariffs. The debate grew heated, with Jennings emphasizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">economic data<\/a> showing enhancement, and accusing the panel of misunderstanding Trump&#8217;s negotiation strategy, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >involves initially imposing high tariffs<\/a> as leverage that are later reduced through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ... Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">trade deals<\/a>. Host Abby Phillip occasionally interrupted and sided against Jennings, leading to a contentious exchange. Jennings highlighted multiple triumphant trade agreements negotiated by Trump following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-extends-tariff-exemptions-to-canada-after-dustup-with-trudeau-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump extends tariff exemptions to Canada after dustup with Trudeau - Washington Examiner\">initial tariff threats<\/a>, suggesting CNN&#8217;s panel either fails to grasp or is biased against these economic strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Conservative commentator Scott Jennings challenged an entire CNN panel on Wednesday over President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-are-feeling-so-good-about-the-economy-that-even-cnn-had-to-admit-it\/\" title=\"Americans Are Feeling So Good About the Economy That Even CNN Had to Admit It\">recent trade victories<\/a>, and asked them why they&rsquo;re rooting for America to fail.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;CNN News Night&rdquo; panel was discussing Trump&rsquo;s recent trade victories &mdash; specifically the European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/european-leaders-furious-trump-gets-best-monumental-trade-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreement<\/a> &mdash; along with this week&rsquo;s GDP report, which showed 3 percent growth in the second fiscal quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to build a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/back-future-screenwriter-kills-latest-rumors-surrounding-popular-trilogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeLorean<\/a> and go back to April, when everybody here was predicting &lsquo;likely to cause a recession. Investments stops and a recession happens &hellip; they&rsquo;re not talking about a U.S. recession, they&rsquo;re talking about a global recession,&#8217;&rdquo; Jennings said.<\/p>\n<p>CNN economist Richard Quest, who was one of the people Jennings was quoting, quickly jumped in to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen Scott, it&rsquo;s too early to give a final verdict. It&rsquo;s too early. Just a second, Abby, he&rsquo;s basically calling me out there,&rdquo; Quest said while smiling. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s too early to give a final verdict on the tariffs. You may wish to, but at the moment, it can&rsquo;t be said what the long-term effect is going to be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Jennings replied, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m just a journalist,&rdquo; to which Quest shot back, &ldquo;No, you&rsquo;re not!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I can do is read the economic data,&rdquo; Jennings explained. &ldquo;Three percent GDP! Trade deals! Record high in the stock market! Cooling inflation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Quest tried to talk over him, calling Jennings&rsquo; points &ldquo;garbage!&rdquo; host Abby Phillips forgot she was a moderator, and also tried to interrupt him.<\/p>\n<p>She attempted to highlight how the landscape was different back in April, to which Jennings replied, &ldquo;The president was implementing his tariff agenda &hellip; [the levels] were different for different countries. Every single person predicted calamity!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Phillips revealed her own ignorance by saying that the initially high tariffs would have triggered a recession, not realizing the president was using them as leverage to negotiate. This has been Trump&rsquo;s style since day one.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;You took your shoe off, and you said there was going to be a recession.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Scott Jennings calls out CNN economist Richard Quest for being wrong about prediction claiming President Trump would cause a recession.<\/p>\n<p>Abby Phillip forgets she is a moderator and joins Quest in argument. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Kra5jYiDu\">pic.twitter.com\/7Kra5jYiDu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasMHern\/status\/1950761548521316654?\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Phillips also left out the fact that some high tariffs <em>have<\/em> been implemented on countries that didn&rsquo;t come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-eu-trade-deal-tremendous-american-media-outlets-criticizing-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negotiating<\/a> table in time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some tariffs have been implemented, some have been delayed, and some deals have been made,&rdquo; Jennings replied.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips tried to refute Jennings, but the panel &mdash; as it often does &mdash; devolved into a shouting match.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings finally brought the hammer down: &ldquo;You guys are so mad. Why are you rooting for failure?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Quiet, please,&rdquo; Quest shouted at Jennings. &ldquo;Because &hellip; You are taking a number of 40, 50, 60 percent back in April, and you&rsquo;re comparing it to a number of 10, 15 percent now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-obliterates-jemele-hill-treating-epstein-situation-like-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennings<\/a> tried to illustrate how these initial numbers were used as leverage to &ldquo;give us the situation we&rsquo;re in today,&rdquo; but the liberal commentators weren&rsquo;t having it.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips interrupted AGAIN, calling him &ldquo;completely disingenuous&rdquo; for explaining how negotiation works.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You sound disappointed,&rdquo; Jennings concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-feeling-good-economy-even-cnn-admit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negotiate<\/a> several high-profile deals &mdash; or establish frameworks &mdash; with Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, China, and others after initially threatening higher numbers. It&rsquo;s not rocket science.<\/p>\n<p>Is CNN incapable of grasping this? Or do they just hate Trump that much? 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